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    "deck": "Audubon Alaska launched a free 35 stop birding trail running from Whittier to Westchester Lagoon and into the Chugach Mountains.",
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    "body_md": "Audubon Alaska has launched the Anchorage Birding Trail, a self guided route linking 35 birding sites that stretch from Whittier through Anchorage to Westchester Lagoon and up into the Chugach Mountains.\n\nThe free online guide gives parking information, restroom locations, access notes, and the Indigenous place names for many of the stops, making it easy for residents to find a nearby site without planning a special trip.\n\nThe trail highlights species such as Arctic Terns diving over the lagoon, Sandhill Cranes in the flats, and Willow Ptarmigan, the state bird, in the higher terrain.\n\nAudubon Alaska is hosting a free ribbon cutting celebration at Westchester Lagoon on Wednesday, May 27, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., followed by a guided bird walk open to the public.\n\nThe interactive map is free to access online, and visitors can find it by searching Anchorage Birding Trail.",
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